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Jeffery David HueyStatus: Wanted

Date of Birth : 11-Sept-74Race: White Sex: Male

Height : 6'1" Weight : 280

Hair Color: Brown Eye Color: Brown

Charges:Assault 3rd

David Alfred LandersStatus: Wanted

Date of Birth : 10-Oct-71Race: White Sex: Male

Height : 6'2 Weight : 210

Hair Color: Brown Eye Color: Brown

Charges:Harassing Communications

Willie Roger JohnsonStatus: Wanted

Date of Birth : 10-Jan-79Race: White Sex: Male

Height : 5'9" Weight : 200

Hair Color: Borwn Eye Color: Hazel

Charges:Theft of Property 2nd

Ronald F. Stephens, IIStatus: Wanted

Date of Birth : 17-Jun-79Race: White Sex: Male

Height : 6'1" Weight : 210

Hair Color: Brown Eye Color: Brown

Charges:FTA Domestic Violence 3rd

Nicole Lee WhitmoreStatus: Wanted

Date of Birth : 16-Sept-77Race: White Sex: FemaleHeight : 5'7"Weight : 115

Hair Color: Blonde Eye Color: Green

Charges:Rec. Stolen Property 3rd

Marilyn WrightStatus: Wanted

Date of Birth : 8-Aug-62Race: Black Sex: FemaleHeight : 5'7 Weight : 115

Hair Color: Brown Eye Color: Brown

Charges:Marijuana 2nd

Contact the Anniston Police Department at 256-238-1800

Detrick Jajuan ElstonRace: BlackSex: Male

Height: 5'7"Weight: 150 lbs.

Domestic Violence 3rd DegreeFailure to Appear

Stephen Douglas GunnRace: BlackSex: Male

Height: 5'11" Weight: 175 lbs.

Probation Violation

Walter Daniel GrierRace: WhiteSex: Male

Height: 5'10"Weight: 195 lbs.

Charges:Domestic Violence 3rd Degree

Melvin D. HarrisRace: BlackSex: Male

Height: 5'8"Weight: 160 lbs.

Charges:Failure to Appear

Domestic Violence 3rd Degree

Quinton Lamar Davis6’02” 140 lbs.

Probation Violation(alias) Failure to AppearReckless Endangerment

Driving while License RevokedFleeing or Attempting to Elude

Failure to Signal Turn

Louis Fenton Brown IIIRace: WhiteSex: Male

Height: 5'8"Weight: 185 lbs.

Charges:Breaking & Entering Auto

Dominac M. HutchinsonRace: BlackSex: Male

Height: 6’ 2” Weight: 170 LBS.

Charges:Domestic Violence 3RD

The Anniston Police Department needs help in locating Anniston resident Darryl Welcome. If you have information on his where-

abouts, please call 256-238-1800.

Darryl Welcome

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Altonio Deon DouthitRace: B;ackSex: male

Height: 5’ 10”Weight: 195 lbs.Possession of

drug paraphernaliaPossession of marihuana

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Anita Michelle HenegarDate of Birth : 31-Jul-67

Charges:Purchase of Ephedrine

Claudia Elizabeth MalleryDate of Birth : 6-May-63

Charges:Contempt of Court (DUI)

Amber M. Dupree5’00” 125 lbs.

DOB: 1990-05-30 CONTEMPT TOP 3RD

Billy G. Elder6’02” 170 lbs.

DOB: 1949-06-25Burglary 2nd

Jessica L Grizzard5’01” 95 lbs

DOB: 1984-08-06CONTEMPT OF COURT

Matthew L. Snelling6’03” 163 lbs.

DOB: 1982-12-30PUR OF EPH X3

Jerred L Smith5’10” 185 lbs.

DOB: 1984-07-28 PUR OF EPH X 3

Noretta R. LipscombDistribution of

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Shawn Donta CrossDate of Birth: 01-Jan-73

Charges: Possession of Forged Instrument

CapturedCaptured

Anthony Lavonn CrookIndecent Exposure

CapturedCaptured

Justin Bruce Burgdoerfer CONTEMPT

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Keith Mason EdwardsDRUG CHARGES

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Meshele Edgeworth Theft of Property 1st

Christina Flowers Theft of Property 3rd

7 Counts

Robert Reece Theft of Property 3rd, FTA

Eric Clay 6’02” 318 lbs.

DOB: 1965-05-28 Contempt of Court, Faliure to Appear

Heather Reed5’03” 130 lbs

DOB: 1973-06-11Contempt of Court Public Intoxication

Eric Walker6’ 145 lbs.

DOB: 1983-09-11 Contempt of Court DUI.

Allen Ray Long 5'11" 190 lbs

DOB 1957-12-03Contempt of CourtTheft of Property

Keith Mason EdwardsDrug Charges, FTA

On the morning of Saturday, July 18, 2009, Lecretia French’s body was found in the middle of the road on 20th St. between Walnut Ave. and McCoy Ave. She had apparently been assaulted and was bleeding and injured. Frech died on Saturday, August 1 due to injuries sustained during the attack. The Anniston Police Depart-ment is speaking to people who had contact with French in the twenty-four hour period

leading up to the discovery of her body.

On June 11, 2009, Charles Andre Jennings was shot and killed as he walked west bound on 15th street, near Cobb Ave. This case is still underinvestigate.

On Wednesday, June 17 at approx. 10:00pm in the 1300 block of W 15th St., a resident was approached by two to three unknown black males while he was standing on his porch. One of the un-known black males pointed a gun at the resident. When the resi-dent attempted to defend himself he was shot three times. The resident was treated at the hospital for his injuries. All of the black males fl ed on foot in an unknown direction after the shoot-ing had occurred. At this time there is no information about any of the suspects involved. The resident was home alone at the time the incident occurred.

If you have information concerning these individuals, please contact the Oxford Police Department at (256) 831-3121. You can leave your information on the Tip Line at (256) 241-4556.

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Anniston Police Department seeks information in investigations

If you have any information on these cases, contact APD Investigations at 256-240-4000.

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Bryan Dusty PickettDate of Birth : 15-Feb-68

Race: Black Sex: Male

Height : 5’9 Weight : 110

Hair Color: Black Eye Color: Brown

Charges:Escape I

Anthony Terrell FlentroyDate of Birth : 26-Jan-90

Race: Black Sex: Male

Height : 6’4 Weight : 155

Hair Color: Black Eye Color: Brown

Charges:Rob III

Robbie Jerome Collins Race: Black

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Williams Ray StaggsDate of Birth : 16-Dec-83

Race: White Sex: Male

Height : 5’11 Weight : 180

Hair Color: Brown Eye Color: Brown

Charges:Mult Worthless Checks

Shannon Gene WillinghamDate of Birth : 19-Jan-77

Race: White Sex: Male

Height : 5’11” Weight : 170

Hair Color: Brown Eye Color: Brown

Charges:Burg III (Prob Revoc)

Michael Ray Nelson Date of Birth : 09-Feb-78 Race: White

Sex: Male Height : 5’7”

Weight : 210 Hair Color: Brown

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Ronald Lee WynnDate of Birth : 19-Sep-85

Race: Black Sex: Male

Height : 5’9 Weight : 195

Hair Color: Black Eye Color: Brown

Charges:Burg I (Arrest Order)

Carol Ann McNairDate of Birth : 26-Jul-70

Race: White Sex: Female

Height : 5’4 Weight : 125

Hair Color: Brown Eye Color: Brown

Charges:Assault II (Prob Revoc)

Timothy CrookStatus: Wanted

Date of Birth : 12-Nov-85Race: Black Sex: Male

Height : 5'11" Weight : 180

Hair Color: Black Eye Color: Brown

Charges:Viol Comm Notifi cation

Michael Anthony YoungStatus: Wanted

Date of Birth : 09-Jun-76Race: Black Sex: Male

Height : 5'11" Weight : 150

Hair Color: Black Eye Color: Brown

Charges:Thft Prop II (Prob Revoc)

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By Sherry Kughn

The Star Marketing Department

What does helping pre-schoolers have to do

with providing safe, wholesome activities for

youths? Plenty, according to Robin Mackey,

Executive Director of Calhoun County’s Family

Links program, the parent agency of Home

Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngsters

(HIPPY).

The best way to keep youths in school and to

steer them away from crime is to start them off

when they are preschoolers by helping each of

their families.

“HIPPY is a national program which has a

long history of helping parents successfully

prepare their children for school,” said Mackey.

“Children who complete HIPPY have been

shown to perform better on kindergarten readi-

ness assessments than children who do not.”

The gains she refers to in academic readiness

and achievement have been tracked for reading

and math scores up to 9th grade in some com-

munities.

HIPPY has openings for about 40 three- and

four-year-old Anniston children. Parents should

call 820-5911 to register. Registration is open

until September 25, 2009, with slots available

on a first-come, first-served basis. Call as soon

as possible to get a slot in the program.

HIPPY helps parents learn how to teach their

youngsters to be confident, to prepare for kin-

dergarten and to develop the tools they need

for growing toward independence. Parents will

learn how they can help their children learn

the ABCs, shapes, colors, and motor skills.

Educators from the HIPPY program will visit

the home once a week and present a packet of

lessons to the students.

The program is free for parents. Call Meghan

Alves-Thayer at 820-5911 to learn more about

HIPPY and to see whether your child is eligible.

HIPPY is part of Calhoun County’s larger

program called Family Links, formed to help

youths succeed in school, to make whole-

some choices and to stay away from criminal

activities. Family Links, began in 1999 and

was called LINC Program. It is involved a task

force of community leaders, such as the fam-

ily court judge, juvenile probation officers, the

district attorney’s office, local law enforcement

officials, local school officials, and social ser-

vice agencies. In mid 2007, the LINC program

became Family Links and updated its mission. It

is funded by a variety of state and local entities,

and some private monies. Visit www.familylink-

sonline.org to learn more.

Other ways Family Links helps youths

include:

Parents Empowering All Kids

The PEAK program offers parenting classes

that teach a step-by-step process to deal with

issues that youths face. The classes are held

throughout the community in a variety of times

and locations. Parents can stay involved in

the program for four years to ensure that their

youths receive the attention and assistance they

need to get a good start toward being respon-

sible adults. The AmeriCorps program works

in the city schools to “catch” and photograph

youths studying and doing good works.

LINC IDThe LINC ID program takes pledges from

youths to be drug-free and violence-free. It also

recognizes these youths and gives them peer

support for the positive health decisions. Youths

who sign up volunteer to take confidential, ran-

dom drug screenings.

Project ParentThe Project Parent program helps families of

strong-willed youths and/or those considered to

be “out of control” with their behavior. It meets

once per week for 10 weeks and is led by lead-

ers in the community. Parents are taught preven-

tion, identification, and intervention strategies

for students who resist attending school, who do

poorly in school, who use alcohol or drugs, and

who are tempted to be a part of a gang, to run

away, or to become violent. While parents are

in their classes, the youths, too, attend classes

on anger management, conflict resolution, and

responsibility. They learn about many other

issues related to teens. Childcare is available

while classes are in session.

Volunteers are needed in various programs.

To learn about any and/or all of these classes,

go to www.familylinksonline.org or call 820-

5911.

Sherry Kughn is a freelance writer in

Anniston.

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By Danny McCarty

The Star Marketing Department

Calhoun County jail inmates are learning les-

sons in reaping what you sow, and in eating

what you sow courtesy of a vegetable garden.

The Calhoun County Jail Garden program is

supported by the Calhoun County Commision,

with J. D. Hess currently serving as chairman,

according to Calhoun County Sheriff Larry

Amerson.

Even though inmates growing their own veg-

etables for use in the jail kitchen is not really a

new idea, it is not a common occurance. Some

state prisons have their own farms, as do some

county and city jails.

The county jail is only allocated $1.75 a

day per inmate for three meals a day, Sheriff

Amerson said. In years past the county man-

aged to stretch resources to the limit. With food

prices rising daily, it was time to try something

new. The number of prisoners in the Calhoun

County jail varies from one day to the next, but

it hovers around 485 on an average day. A tre-

mendous amount of food is needed to feed them

all, Amerson said.

Aside from the budget concerns, Amerson said

It makes sense that the inmates should work

to help offset the cost of their confinement.

However this is not the only program the county

has for the jail inmates to help the tax payers.

They also help keep the animal shelter clean

and work at area parks doing various jobs.

The farm itself is located in the city of

Anniston, near Weaver, and is called Holly

Farm. "Former Anniston mayor, Chip Howell,

was very supportive when the farming program

was started, and current Anniston mayor, Gene

Robinson, continues to support the program,”

Amerson said.

To ensure public safety, only minimum secu-

rity inmates work the garden and they are

guarded to prevent any escapes. The inmates

volunteer to work on the farm, and so far get-

ting enough workers has not been a problem.

However, there are more and more prisoners

being jailed that are considered high risk, or

violent, and are therefore not allowed to serve

on the work detail.

Now in its third year, the garden is beginning

to show results. After two seasons plagued by

drought, this year it is becoming profitable and

the inmates at the Calhoun County jail are reap-

ing the benefits of their hard work.

One reason for the new success is the tech-

nique, plasticulture, which involves the use of

long sheets of plastic placed on the ground with

holes cut ever so often to allow the plants to be

inserted. A “soaker” hose is placed under the

plastic that allows the plants to be watered and

fertilized with regularity and eliminates the need

to water the whole garden, thus saving on water

and fertilizer. The plastic all but elimates com-

petiton from weeds. There is a little more to it

than that, but that is plasticulture in a nutshell.

The advantages of the plasticulture system is

early harvest, cleaner vegetables (since the veg-

etables never touch the ground), less mainte-

nance, high yields, and ease of harvest.

“Since the first two years of the gardening pro-

gram encountered some problems, a new system

was implemented this spring. Plasticulture is

a fairly new technique in farming,” said Dan

Spector, a master gardener who volunteers his

time and services to the Calhoun County jail

garden program.

The garden itself is about an acre for now,

but hopefully it can be expanded in the future.

The plasticulture concept can produce a large

amount of vegetables on a very small amount of

land.

“Due to the unusal amount of rain we had in

late spring, the actual planting at Holly Farm

had to be delayed until June 18th. However,

the land is now producing a bountiful supply

of squash that the inmates harvest several times

a week," Spector said. He said the produce is

cooked and served to the prisoners at the jail,

thus saving the county money. "In the not to

distant future, beans, okra and other summer

vegetables will hopefully be ready for harvest,

since they are coming along nicely at the pres-

ent time."

As cooler weather approaches, there are plans

in the works to plant such things as broccoli

and cauliflower after the summer plants have

stopped bearing. This will keep the garden

going, and make it more cost efficient.

There is an overgrown apple orchard and

numerous pecan trees on the Holly Farm prop-

erty, Spector said. "There have been discus-

sions about the possibility of trying to clear

unwanted brush away and getting the fruit trees

back in good shape for production. That is a

project for the future.”

Over the course of time, Spector has gotten

to know some of the inmates personally, and

most of them really enjoy working on the farm.

“Some inmates want to stay on the land past

their alloted hours of work. One inmate who

will be released from jail soon is thinking of

returning to the farm as a volunteer to help with

the project.” Spector believes that because of

little things like this, the program is well worth

continuing.

Sheriff Amerson added, “The garden is an

impressive sight to see, it is the right thing to

do, and I am well pleased with the results this

summer.” Maybe other counties and cities in

Alabama will follow Amerson’s lead in impli-

menting a farming program for prisoners. It

could help the morale of the inmates and give

them the incentive to become law-abiding citi-

zens after their release. Not only is this pro-

gram good for the inmates, but it is good for the

community as well.

Danny McCarty is a freelance writer in

Anniston.

Calhoun Calhoun inmates grow produce, reap benefits of hard work

Vegetable garden helps offset food costs and provides work for inmates

Stephen Gross/The Anniston StarCalhoun County jail inmate James Edgeworth hands fellow inmate Michael Clark asquash that he picked at the old Holly Farm near Weaver.

Stephen Gross/The Anniston StarCalhoun County jail inmate Michael Clark with a basket of squash and cucumbers that he picked at the old Holly Farm near Weaver.

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